Hair-drier.



Appiiation mea :une 2o, 191'1.

UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE;

ALFRED BAKKER, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNoB.-.To'.imns Baluma, l or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.' A

' HAIB-DBIER.

To ad whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, Amman BAnKnm'a" the .apparatus can be thoroughly heated by being deflected so as` to pass an electrical heater; this being accomplished in a more thorough manner than heretofore.

The invention also relates to certain details of construction, whichwill befully de' 'scribed hereafter; reference being had to the 'accompanying drawings, in which,- f

Figure 1, is a side viewof my improved hair drier; Fig. 2, is a longitudinal sectional view, showin the drying chamber and the heating cham r, and Fig.4 3, is a transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 Fig. 2.

A is the standard on which is mounted the' frame B -containing, the chamber C. This frame is made in two parts, secured together, as shown. Eccentrically mounted within the chamber is la rotary fan D, mounted Yon the shaft E of the electric mo- -tor F, of any suitable type. This motor is secured to the 4casing B. Y A

f is the flexible conduit for the elect-ric wires, which connect with any suitable source of power and thisv conduit has a spring sect-lon and is hung on a hook a, or other suitab e device on the standard A. Y G is a casing inclosing the heating me'- -dium and this casing is also madein-two vparts secured together. by screws or bolts g', which pass through lugs on each section-of the casing and the casing G is secured to the casing B by screws g', which the flanges b onthe casing B. Hvisa defiecting plate which isof greater the casing C. rlhe plate is secured 'by screws la," to studs-h on one half of the casing G. The studs space. the deiiecting plate asuicient distance from the openingso as to allowa free 'passage for the air around the secured to the casing. -The outer ring has lugs if, .which are secured to theasing by and will be pass through Serial N49.A 634,239.

screws s and the two rings are connected by a wire c. Each of the rin s is covered with a non-conducting materia and the wire is uncovered. One' end ofthe wire isconnected to. the terminal 7c and. the other endof the wireis connected .to the vteri'ninal c'f, asclearly shown in Fig. 3. The outer ringis preferably spaced from the casing,- as shown in Fig. 2,v and is arranged.4 at a distance from'lthedeecting plate I-I so that the air, as lis-'deflected by the plate, will" pass 'in close 'contact to the heating wires properly heated before entering thepassage g2.. i

Connectedto the' casing fis a flexible tube N -having a nozzle??l atits outer end, preferably made of 'metal and this tube :canbe adjusted tofany position desired by raising and lowering Vthe support M, which consists of a wire bentinto shape, as illustrated, and

having a head m with a series of teeth which mesh with the teeth on a bracket m attached to the casing G.

m2 is a screw which, when turned, can

lclamp the support in any position to which it is adjusted.

At one side of the motor in the present instance, is a switch'P, having a vhandle p, and the wiring is soarranged that, on turning the handle of the switch in one direction the motor is connected in circuit, driving the fan B, and the electric wire la will also be in circuit and will heat the air as it is driven through the chamber C and. the heatingchamber. If it is desired to4 use non-heated air, lthen the switch is turned in. another direction, which cuts out the electric heating wires a and allows the motor to run to drivel cool air through the heater. By turning the Dswitch to another position, both the motor and the heating wires are cut out.V The switch shown is of the ordi- .nary construction. .Y diameter than the opening c leading from The inlet opening "0 into thechamber C is preferably" provided with a grating,

.which prevents dust or fine particlesof it passes mto ing chamber having anfopening communicating'with the blowing chamber; an electric heater mounted within the heating chamber; and a dellector also within thev heating chamber between the opening from the blowing chamber andthe electric heater, said deflector being of greater diameter than the opening, whereby the air is deiected as the heating chamber;A causing it to come in close contact with the electric heater. l

2. The combination in a hair drier of a blower casing; a fan therein; means for admitting air to the blower casing and hav-- ing a passage leading from the casing; an

, electric motor for driving said fan; a heatchamber in contact with the electric wires.

3Q The combination in a hair drier ofva casing; an inlet and an outlet for the said casing; lan lelectric motor; the shaft of the motor extending into 'the casing; a fan mounted on the shaft within the casing; a two-part heating chamber transversely arranged and secured tothe outlet end of the blower casing; secured .within the casing; mounted between the heater and the outlet from the blower chamber so as to deiect thel air as it enters the heating chamber; a flexible tube; with means for supporting Athe tube in any position'to which itis adjusted; and an electric switch; with wiring connecting the switch to the motor and to the electric heater. 7

l 4. The combination in a hair drier, of a. blower casing; a blower therein; means for driving the blower; a heating chamber hav- Y ing an opening forming a communication with the blowing chamber; said heating chamber being of greater diameter than the opening; with a flat electric heater, conwires laced thereon; and a deflector mounted between the opening leading fromA the blowing chamber and the electric heater, whereby the air, as it is' forced from the blowing casing, will be deflected and will pass 1nV y ALFRED BARKER.

Witnesses z l WM. E. SHUrE, 'WM'. A. BARR.

an annular electric heater a.. deflect/orv 'sisting of inner and ,outerrings with electric A 

